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Contract Controls Engineer – Automation / PLC / EAR – Warwickshire / West Midlands

Easily commutable from:
Atherstone, Coleshill, Coventry, Kenilworth, Solihull & Sutton Coldfield

We are an established and well respected organisation operating across the Warwickshire and West Midlands region, seeking to recruit a Contract Controls Engineer to support our Midlands based operations.

This role offers the chance to work in a highly automated environment alongside a skilled engineering team, focusing on production optimisation, system upgrades and machinery integration.

• As a Controls Engineer, you will:
• Support and maintain our onsite automated production systems.
• Collaborate with Maintenance, Projects and Continuous Improvement (CI) teams.
• Resolve automation issues and improve system performance.
• Take an active role in Equipment Acceptance Review (EAR) processes during machine buy offs.
• Assist with Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT) and Site Acceptance Testing (SAT) as part of commissioning activities.
• Modify and program control systems using mainstream Plc platforms.

• Strong Plc programming skills, ideally Siemens S7 TIA Portal (others considered)
• Solid background in industrial automation within manufacturing or process industries
• Demonstrable experience in supporting automated production lines
• Direct involvement in EAR processes, including FAT/SAT, commissioning and machine sign off
• Understanding of electrical schematics and control logic
• Excellent problem solving and communication skills

• Contract rate:
  Competitive (DOE)
• IR35 status:
  To be confirmed, but currently expected to fall inside IR35

• Work in a technically progressive and collaborative environment
• Engage with high tech automation projects and continuous improvement activity
• Contribute to equipment upgrades and capital projects with long term impact

Apply today if your a capable and experienced Controls Engineer ready to take on a challenging, rewarding contract role with high visibility across key operations.

Probe Technical Recruitment, providing Controls & Automation Recruitment Support since 1994